A Cloudier Path to a Low-Carbon Future, US Trade Policy Setbacks in Asia & More China De-risking

Trade Splaining

On Episode 55:

👉 Do high interest rates, inflation and geopolitical tensions and other factors driving an increased focus on energy security make the path to a low-carbon future look less straightforward?

👉 Looking at the Biden administrations failure to reach an agreement on the trade pillar of the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework Agreement (IPEF) and why it's decision to reduce it's ambition on digital trade may have played a major role

👉 More China De-risking as foreign firms are looking for better uses for their money with a slowing Chinese economy and rising geopolitical tensions

👉 Share-enting, Bedazzling, and more on the future of globalization!

Also joining Ardian Mollabeciri and Robert Skidmore this episode is Ralph Ossa - Chief Economist at the World Trade Organization (WTO) - to talk about making the case for trade, what success looks like for the Chief Economist and thoughts on kebab..finally we find a non-vegetarian.

Huge thanks as always to executive producer Michelle Olguin Fluckliger and editor-in-chief Cristi Bagsic for helping in produce this....and every Trade Splaining episode.

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